A source reveals to Us Weekly that despite the 26-year-old single mom's claim that she wouldn't allow overnight dates because she's "a mother and a role model," the two did get intimate in their fantasy suite. Naturally the smoldering Scottsdale, Arizona, race car driver, 30, was furious to learn that same week he wasn't receiving Maynard's final rose.

But Maynard never intended to lead him on. In the final days, she really was torn between soft-spoken entrepreneur Holm and Luyendyk. (I just love kissing him!" she gushed). As a show source tells Us, "She was truly in love with two good people. It wasn't clear-cut."

Jef Holm and Emily MaynardCredit: Rick Rowell/ABC via Getty Images

And by Holm's own admission, his romance with Maynard "started off slowly." By the time they reached Curacao several weeks into taping the ABC show, however, they were behaving like longtime loves. He and Maynard playfully sailed on the Caribbean and he splashed in the pool with her daughter Ricki, 7.